Lebanon, Ill. – The Maryville University men's soccer team made it eight wins in a row Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over McKendree University thanks to a Ricardo Andrade goal and a three-save shutout from goalkeeper Nick Hemann. This was Andrade's second goal and Hemann's sixth shutout of the season.
 
The Run of Play – The first half saw Hemann make two comfortable saves from long-range efforts as well as an ambitious shot on goal from Mirza Hasecic, but the match remained scoreless into the halftime break.
 
In the 52^nd minute, senior Ben Brodie bolted into the box and juked out a Bearcats defender before laying off a simple pass to Andrade, who fired home a left-footed strike into the side netting to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Tim Smith tested the 'keeper in the 72^nd minute but was denied. Hemann was called into action one final time in the 78^th minute and secured his third save of the day to give the Saints their seventh shutout victory of the season.
 
Inside the Numbers – This is the second longest win streak in program history, trailing only the 10-game win streak to start the season in 2019
 
Records – Maryville – 12-2-1, 10-2-0 GLVC
                  McKendree – 7-5-3, 7-5-1 GLVC
 
Next Up – Maryville returns home for a Friday afternoon contest with Lewis University at 12 p.m. on Oct. 29.